陕西机电职业技术学院《通信专业英语》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷院(系)_______班级_______学号_______姓名_______题号一二三四五六总分得分第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup2、PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot________himselftohisfate.A．resistB．reserveC．resignD．rescue3、.Ididn’t________havingtodothecookingmyself,orIwouldhavelearntoneortwodishesfrommymom.A．expect B．anticipateC．forecast D．preview4、—Joe,whataboutgoingtoBelgiumforourcomingholiday?—Sorry,honey,I_________onthenewlydiscovereddinosaursiteinArgentina．Thereareremainsofwhatisthoughttobethelargestcreatureevertowalktheearth.A．wasworking B．workC．willbeworking D．worked5、BillyCrystalhostedtheAcademyAwardsagainthisyear,andhisperformancesalways________theexpectationsofmostaudience.A．signupfor B．dropoutofC．bebenton D．liveupto6、Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what7、Abrahamsethimselfupinfrontofhisdaughter,hands________herhair,andwasclosetotears,reluctanttotearhimselffromher.A．totoywith B．toyedwith C．toyingwith D．beingtoyedwith8、—Iwillbeavicepresidentinayearortwo.—Youcan’tbeserious!_______.A．Ican’tmakeitB．Ican’thelpitC．Iwon’ttellasoulD．Iwouldn’tbetonit9、.HowdidyouFrench?IlivedinParisfortwoyearsbeforeIcametoEngland,soIgotlotsofpractice.A．gothrough B．pickup C．setup D．turnup10、IamsorryIamverybusynow.IfItime,Iwouldcertainlygotothemovieswithyou.A．have B．hadC．havehad D．hadhad第二部分阅读理解（满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AArecordof6.15milliontripswasmadebyChinesemainlandtouriststooverseasdestinationsduringtheseven­daySpringFestivalholiday，whichendedonThursday，accordingtotheChinaNationalTourismAdministration.'Thatisanincreaseof7percentcomparedwithlastyear'sSpringFestival.About374,000tripswereorganizedbytravelagencies，a2.5percentincrease.Theadministrationalsoreportedgrowthfromindividualandhigh­end(高端的)travelersandsaidthatinadditiontotopandcoastalcities，inlandcities—suchasthoseintheGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion—becameimportantsourcemarkets.WithmanyChinesenowtravelingabroadforSpringFestival，theirchoiceofdestinationshasexpandedalongwiththeirgrowinginterestinforeignculturesandservices.“Chinesetouristsareincreasinglywillingtoexperiencelocalculturesandservices，includingstayinginprivatehomes，appreciatingplantsandwatchingmonkeysinhotsprings，”LiXuejing，theagency'smarketingmanager，said.AChinesetouristsurnamedGuo，whowasvacationingonanislandinthePhilippines，said：“Inowpaymoreattentiontorelaxationandenjoymentduringtheholidaysinsteadofshoppingorchoosinggiftsforrelatives.”AnotherchoiceisBritain.Thoughthedevaluation(货币贬值)ofthepoundisafactor，Britain'srichhistoryandfamouseducationtraditionhavecaughttheeyeofChinese.1、HowmanytripsweremadetoforeigncountriesduringtheGoldenWeekofthisSpringfestivalholiday?A．6,150,000.B．2,500,000.C．7,000,000.D．374,000.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutsomeinlandcitiesinGuangxi?A．They'rereportedtohavebecomeimportantattractions.B．They'refamousforallkindsofplantsandmonkeys.C．Theyhavethebesthotspringintheworld.D．Theybelongtocoastalsourcemarkets.3、WhatwouldMissGuodoonhervacationaccordingtothetext?A．Goshoppingforgifts.B．Studyforeigncultures.C．Relaxandenjoyherself.D．Chatwithherrelatives.4、Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A．Aguidebook.B．Anewspaper.C．Ascientificmagazine.D．Anadvertisement.BThebeliefthatnewtechnologiesarecausingthedeathofworkistheideathatnevergoesaway.Despiteevidencetothecontrary,westillviewtechnologicalchangetodayasbeingmorerapidanddramaticinitsconsequencesforworkthaneverbefore.Butthisisnothingnew.Peoplehavealwaysviewedthetechnologicalchangesthattakeplaceduringtheirlivesthemostdramaticanddangerousthateverhappenedinhistory.Inthe1930s,theBritisheconomist（经济学家）JohnMaynardKeynespredictedthewidespreaduseofelectricitywouldproduceaworldwherepeoplespendmostoftheirtimedoingnothing.IntheUnitedStatesduringthe1960s,thegovernmentrepeatedlyinvestigatesfearsthatautomaticmachineswouldpermanentlyreducetheamountofworkavailable,In1988,oneAustralianhistorianclaimedthatatleastaquarteroftheworkforcewouldbewithoutjobswithin10yearsbecauseofcomputers.Ofcourse,noneofthesedisasterscametopassintheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesandAustralia,oranywhereelse.Yettoday,weareseeingthereturnofthesepredictions,withsomeexpertsclaimingtheworldofworkoncemoreundergoingradicalandunprecedentedchange.Theyarguethatrobotsandotherworkplacetechnologiesarecausingareductioninthetotalamountofworkavailable,orarebringingamorerapidpacesubstitutionofmachinesforhumanshasbeenseenpreviously.Butthereisalittleevidencetosupportsuchbeliefs,Statisticsshowthatthepercentageofpeopleinwork,thenumberofhourstheywork,andhowfrequentlytheychangejobshaveremainedremarkablyconstantoverthepast20years.Thisstabilityshouldnotcomeasasurprise,Therearegoodreasonswhyweshouldnotexpectnewtechnologiestocausethedeathofwork.Newtechnologiesalwayscausejoblosses,butthatisonlypartofthestory.Whatalsoneedstobeunderstoodishowtheyincreasetheamountofworkavailable.Onewaythishappensisthroughtheincreasesinincomesthataccompanytheuseofnewtechnologies.Withtheintroductionofthesetechnologies,goodandservicescanbeproducedfaster,whichresultsinhigherrealincomesforworkers.Higherincomesthenincreasedemandforotherproductsandconsequentlymoreworkersareneededtomakethem.Additionally,whilenewtechnologiesarelikelytosubstituteforsometypesofworkers,theywillalsoincreasedemandforothertypesofworkers,especiallythosewithhigherlevelskillsandexpertise.So,theendofworkisnoclosertodaythanatanytimeinthepast.Butthereisstillaneedtokeepdisprovingtheprediction,toreducepeople’sfears.1、Whatisthefunctionofthesecondparagraph?A．Toexplaintheimportanceofdevelopingnewtechnology.B．Togivehistoricalexamplesofunnecessaryfearaboutnewtechnology.C．Toarguethattechnologicaldangersarebecomingmoreserious.D．Toshowhowtechnologyaffectedemploymentinthepast.2、Howcanemploymentstatisticsoverthepast20yearsbestbedescribed?A．ConfusingB．ReliableC．StableD．Variable3、Accordingtoparagraph7,whydoesdemandforproductsoftenincreaseafternewtechnologyisintroduced?A．Productivityimprovementshelpraiseworkers’salaries.B．Thereismoredemandfornewskillsintheeconomy.C．Therearemoregoodsforpeopletochoosefrom.D．Higherqualitygoodsatlowerpricesencourageconsumption.4、Whatistheauthor'sopinionabouttheintroductionofnewtechnology?A．Itdoesnothaveaneffectonmostpeople’sjobs.B．Itsdangertopeoplesemploymentpossibilitiesisoverstated.C．Itusuallyleadstoasignificantincreaseinemployment.D．Itsbenefitsareusuallynotworththeintroduction.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．Forme,twooftheloveliestwordsinEnglishare“Lifepersists”.I1themyearsagoasacollegestudent,sittinginthelibrary,2,workingonapaper.Outofnowhere,thosewordscame3offthepageinaquote:“Inthemidstofdeathlifepersists,inthemidstof4truthpersists,inthemidstofdarknesslightpersists.”SuddenlyIwasn’tunhappyandimpatientanymore.ThenI5mygranddad.Ilovedtotalkwithhim.AndIwas6tohearwhathe’dthinkofit.Hehadpoorhearing,soIhadto7itafewtimes,butoncehe8it,helaughed.“AllIcansaytothatistotally9,”hesaidonthephone.ItoldhimhowgladIwas,afteralongwinter,tofinallyseespringand10tofindthatquote.“Whyisthat?”heasked."Well,springisasure11thatlifepersists.Anditjustmakesme12.”Helaughedagain,andtheninhis13voice,herecitedformehis14“springtime”words:“Thedesertshallrejoice(高兴),and15astherosedoes…Evenwithjoyandsinging.”Manyyearslater,16myhusbandandIdroveacrossadesertwithmanywildflowersandbloomingcactuses(仙人掌),Icould17hearmygranddadlaughing:“Thedesertshallrejoice."Lifepersists,andsodowe,inthesilenceof18andthebloomingofcactuses;andinthedeadof19andthegreenofspring.Spring20usthatwe’realiveforever.1、A．lookedforB．cameacrossC．pickedoutD．madeup2、A．boredB．worriedC．tiredD．confused3、A．runningB．dancingC．rushing.D．moving4、A．fearB．doubtC．terrorD．lie5、A．calledB．visitedC．consultedD．informed6、A．patientB．confidentC．upsetD．desperate7、A．copyB．printC．repeatD．recite8、A．gotB．madeC．undertookD．managed9、A．puzzlementB．excitementC．agreementD．amusement10、A．practicallyB．especiallyC．obviouslyD．naturally11、A．wayB．inspirationC．markD．sign12、A．nervousB．energeticC．merryD．alive13、A．lovelyB．calmC．coldD．high14、A．impressiveB．superbC．classicalD．favorite15、A．existB．flowerC．surviveD．sow16、A．afterB．whenC．untilD．although17、A．hardlyB．alwaysC．almostD．mostly18、A．journeysB．wordsC．worldD．desert19、A．winterB．springC．summerD．autumn20、A．convincesB．ensuresC．remindsD．strikes第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Whenwecompareourselveswithgreatpeople,wemayfeelweareveryordinaryandunimportant1．,wemustrememberthatthosegreatpeopleareextraordinaryTheworldhasmorethan6billionpeople,2．itisdifficultforallofustobeextraordinaryWhatcanwedo?Wecantrytobethe3．(good)peoplethatwecanpossiblybeThismeansthatweneedtobehonestandhard-workingWealsoneedtobeopen-mindedandkindtootherpeopleMost4．(importance),weneedtobeambitiousWeneedtoalwayssetgoalsfor5．andworkhardtoachievethesegoalsMadamCurieandThomasEdisonwerehard-working,kindandambitious,andthey6．(work)hardtoachievetheirgoalsCuriegaveherlifeto＂easehumansuffering＂EdisonspenthislifeasaninventorHeinventedacamera7．showedmovementLaterpeopleusedcamerastomakemodernfilmsAfamouswriterfromIrelandoncewrote,＂Weareallinthegutter(贫民区)butsomeofusarelookingat8．stars＂IoftencomeupwiththiswhenIamunabletoachievesomethingItremindsmethatweareallatalowerlevel9．thatweallhavea10．(high)goaltoworktowardsItmakesmetrytobethebestpersonthatIcanpossiblybe第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文